How often you take it depends on the type of oxycodone that you've been prescribed:. You can take oxycodone at any time of day, but try to take it at the same time every day and space your doses evenly. For example, if you take oxycodone twice a day and have your first dose at 8am, take your second dose at 8pm. Usually, you start on a low dose of oxycodone and this is increased gradually until your pain is well controlled. Once your pain is under control, your doctor may prescribe slow-release tablets.
This may cut down the number of doses you have to take each day. When you stop taking oxycodone your doctor will gradually reduce your dose, especially if you've been taking it for a long time.
If you forget to take a dose, check the information that comes with the medicine or ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice. If you often forget doses, it may help to set an alarm to remind you. You could also ask a pharmacist for advice on other ways to remember to take your medicine.
It's important not to take more than your prescribed dose, even if you think it's not enough to relieve your pain. Speak to your doctor first, if you think you need a different dose. If you take too much oxycodone you may feel very sleepy, sick or dizzy, find it difficult to breathe or become unconscious.
Take the oxycodone box or leaflet inside the packet plus any remaining medicine with you. It's safe to take oxycodone with paracetamol , ibuprofen or aspirin do not give aspirin to children under 16 years of age.
Do not take oxycodone with painkillers that contain codeine. You will be more likely to get side effects. Painkillers that contain codeine include co-codamol codeine and paracetamol , Nurofen Plus codeine and ibuprofen , co-codaprin codeine and aspirin and Solpadeine codeine, paracetamol, ibuprofen and caffeine.
Like all medicines, oxycodone can cause side effects in some people, but many people have no side effects or only minor ones. The higher the dose of oxycodone the more chance that you will get side effects. Common side effects happen in more than 1 in people. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if these side effects bother you or do not go away:. Serious side effects happen in less than 1 in people.
Call a doctor if you have:. In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction anaphylaxis to oxycodone. These are not all the side effects of oxycodone. For a full list, see the leaflet inside your medicine packet. Do not take any other medicines to treat the side effects of oxycodone without speaking to a pharmacist or doctor first.
Oxycodone is generally not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. In early pregnancy, it's been linked to some problems for your baby. If you take oxycodone at the end of pregnancy there's a risk that your baby may get withdrawal symptoms or be addicted to oxycodone when they're born.
However, it's important to treat pain in pregnancy. For some pregnant women with severe pain, oxycodone might be the right medicine. Your doctor is the best person to help you decide what's right for you and your baby. Oxycodone is not usually recommended if you're breastfeeding. Small amounts of oxycodone pass into breast milk and may cause breathing problems for your baby. Tell a doctor if you are breastfeeding. They may be able to recommend a different painkiller. Some medicines and oxycodone interfere with each other and increase the chance that you will have side effects.
Tell a doctor before you start taking oxycodone if you are taking any medicines:. It's not possible to say that oxycodone is safe to take with herbal remedies and supplements.
They're not tested for the effect they have on other medicines in the same way pharmacy and prescription medicines are. Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal medicines, vitamins or supplements. It works in the central nervous system and the brain to block pain signals to the rest of the body. It also reduces the anxiety and stress caused by pain. This depends on the type of oxycodone you take — fast acting or slow acting.
Fast-acting oxycodone capsules and liquid take 30 to 60 minutes to work, but these wear off after 4 to 6 hours. Slow-acting oxycodone tablets can take 1 to 2 days to work fully, but the pain relief will last longer.
An oxycodone injection into a vein gives the quickest pain relief and works almost straight away. Depending on why you're taking oxycodone, you may only need to take it for a short time. For example, if you're in pain after an injury or operation, you may only need to take oxycodone for a few days or weeks at most.
You may need to take it for longer if you have a long-term condition such as cancer. It is possible to become addicted to oxycodone. If you need to take if for a long time your body can become tolerant to it. That means you need higher doses to control your pain over time. For this reason, the dose you take will be reviewed to make sure you are only taking the amount you need to control your pain.
If you're addicted to oxycodone, you may find it difficult to stop taking it or feel you need to take it more often than necessary. If you stop taking it suddenly you may suffer from withdrawal symptoms. These include:. Talk to a doctor if you're worried about addiction or if you want to know more about how to prevent withdrawal symptoms.
For some people with conditions who need long-term pain relief, it may be necessary to take oxycodone for a long time. If you need to take it for a long time, your body can become tolerant to it. Some people can become more sensitive to pain hyperalgesia. If this happens, your doctor will reduce your dose gradually to help these symptoms. For this reason, your dose will be reviewed to make sure you are only taking the amount you need to control your pain.
Your treatment plan may include details of how and when you will stop taking oxycodone. If you are having treatment for cancer pain or other severe pain, your pain control will be carefully monitored. Speak to your doctor if you are worried about tolerance, hyperalgesia or becoming addicted. If you need to take oxycodone for a long time, your body can get used to it. This is not usually a problem, but if you stop taking it suddenly you could get withdrawal symptoms such as:.
If you want to stop taking oxycodone, talk to a doctor first. Your dose can be reduced gradually so you do not get these symptoms. Oxycodone acts on different pain signals in the brain to some other opiates. This does not mean it's better for certain conditions. The pain relief and side effects which you can get from oxycodone will be different for individual people. A doctor may prescribe oxycodone if you have had side effects from other opiates. It's best to stop drinking alcohol during the first few days of treatment, or if a doctor increases your dose, until you see how oxycodone affects you.
Drinking alcohol while you're taking oxycodone may make you feel more sleepy or increase the risk of serious side effects.
Grapefruit juice can increase the amount of oxycodone in your body so it's a good idea to avoid it while you're taking oxycodone. Oxycodone is not generally affected by any other food or drink except alcohol. Oxycodone does not affect any type of contraception including the combined pill or emergency contraception. There's no firm evidence to suggest that taking oxycodone will reduce fertility in women or men.
However, speak to a pharmacist or doctor if you're trying to get pregnant. They may want to review your treatment. Do not drive a car, ride a bike or operate machinery if oxycodone gives you blurred vision, makes you feel dizzy, sleepy, clumsy or unable to concentrate or make decisions. This may be more likely when you first start taking oxycodone but could happen at any time — for example when starting another medicine or if a doctor increases your dose.
It's an offence to drive a car if your ability to drive safely is affected. It's your responsibility to decide if it's safe to drive. If you're in any doubt, do not drive. It may be best not to drink alcohol while taking oxycodone as you're more likely to get side effects like feeling sleepy. Even if your ability to drive is not affected, police have the right to request a saliva sample to check how much morphine is in your body.
UK has more information about the law on drugs and driving. Talk to a doctor or pharmacist if you're unsure whether it's safe for you to drive while taking oxycodone. If you take recreational drugs, such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin, while you're taking oxycodone, you're more likely to get the serious side effects of oxycodone including breathing difficulties, muscle stiffness, low blood pressure and seizures or fits.
Some recreational drugs, such as cannabis, will also increase oxycodone side effects and make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Taking certain other medications with oxycodone may increase the risk of serious or life-threatening breathing problems, sedation, or coma. Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking or plan to take any of the following medications: certain antibiotics such as clarithromycin Biaxin, in PrevPac and erythromycin Erytab, Erythrocin ; certain antifungal medications including itraconazole Onmel, Sporanox , ketoconazole Nizoral , and voriconazole Vfend ; benzodiazepines such as alprazolam Xanax , chlordiazepoxide Librium , clonazepam Klonopin , diazepam Diastat, Valium , estazolam, flurazepam, lorazepam Ativan , oxazepam, temazepam Restoril , and triazolam Halcion ; carbamazepine Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Teril ; medications for mental illness, nausea or pain; muscle relaxants; certain medications for human immunodeficiency virus HIV including indinavir Crixivan , nelfinavir Viracept , and ritonavir Norvir, in Kaletra ; phenytoin Dilantin, Phenytek ; rifabutin Mycobutin , rifampin Rifadin, Rimactane, in Rifamate ; sedatives; sleeping pills; or tranquilizers.
Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medication and will monitor you carefully. If you take oxycodone with any of these medications and you develop any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical care: unusual dizziness, lightheadedness, extreme sleepiness, slowed or difficult breathing, or unresponsiveness. Be sure that your caregiver or family members know which symptoms may be serious so they can call the doctor or emergency medical care if you are unable to seek treatment on your own.
Drinking alcohol, taking prescription or nonprescription medications that contain alcohol, or using street drugs during your treatment with oxycodone increases the risk that you will experience serious, life-threatening side effects.
Do not drink alcohol, take prescription or nonprescription medications that contain alcohol, or use street drugs during your treatment. If you are taking the oxycodone extended-release tablets, swallow them whole; do not chew, break, divide, crush, or dissolve them.
Do not presoak, lick or otherwise wet the tablet prior to placing in the mouth. Swallow each tablet right after you put it in your mouth. If you swallow broken, chewed, crushed, or dissolved extended-release tablets, you may receive too much oxycodone at once instead of slowly over 12 hours. This may cause serious problems, including overdose and death.
Oxycodone comes as a regular solution liquid and as a concentrated solution that contains more oxycodone in each milliliter of solution. Be sure that you know whether your doctor has prescribed the regular or concentrated solution and the dose in milliliters that your doctor has prescribed.
Use the dosing cup, oral syringe, or dropper provided with your medication to carefully measure the number of milliliters of solution that your doctor prescribed. Read the directions that come with your medication carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about how to measure your dose or how much medication you should take. You may experience serious or life threatening side effects if you take an oxycodone solution with a different concentration or if you take a different amount of medication than prescribed by your doctor.
Do not allow anyone else to take your medication. Oxycodone may harm or cause death to other people who take your medication, especially children. Store oxycodone in a safe place so that no one else can take it accidentally or on purpose. Be especially careful to keep oxycodone out of the reach of children. Keep track of how many tablets or capsules, or how much liquid is left so you will know if any medication is missing.
Dispose of unwanted capsules, tablets, extended-release tablets, extended-release capsules, and liquid properly according to instructions. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
If you take oxycodone regularly during your pregnancy, your baby may experience life-threatening withdrawal symptoms after birth. Tell your baby's doctor right away if your baby experiences any of the following symptoms: irritability, hyperactivity, abnormal sleep, high-pitched cry, uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body, vomiting, diarrhea, or failure to gain weight. Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet Medication Guide when you begin your treatment with oxycodone and each time you fill your prescription.
Read the information carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. Oxycodone is used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Oxycodone extended-release tablets and extended-release capsules are used to relieve severe pain in people who are expected to need pain medication around the clock for a long time and who cannot be treated with other medications. Oxycodone extended-release tablets and extended-release capsules should not be used to treat pain that can be controlled by medication that is taken as needed.
Oxycodone extended-release tablets, extended-release capsules, and concentrated solution should only be used to treat people who are tolerant used to the effects of the medication to opioid medications because they have taken this type of medication for at least one week. Oxycodone is in a class of medications called opiate narcotic analgesics. It works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. Oxycodone is also available in combination with acetaminophen Oxycet, Percocet, Roxicet, Xartemis XR, others ; aspirin Percodan ; and ibuprofen.
This monograph only includes information about the use of oxycodone alone. If you are taking an oxycodone combination product, be sure to read information about all the ingredients in the product you are taking and ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Oxycodone comes as a solution liquid , a concentrated solution, a tablet, a capsule, an extended-release long-acting tablet Oxycontin and an extended-release capsule Xtampza ER to take by mouth.
The solution, concentrated solution, tablet, and capsule are taken usually with or without food every 4 to 6 hours, either as needed for pain or as regularly scheduled medications. The extended-release tablets Oxycontin are taken every 12 hours with or without food. The extended-release capsules Xtampza ER are taken every 12 hours with food; eat the same amount of food with each dose. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.
If you are taking Oxaydo brand tablets, swallow the tablets one at a time with plenty of water. Swallow the tablet or right after putting it in your mouth. Do not presoak, wet, or lick the tablets before you put them in your mouth. Do not chew or crush Oxaydo brand tablets. If you have trouble swallowing extended-release capsules Xtampza ER , you can carefully open the capsule and sprinkle the contents on soft foods such as applesauce, pudding, yogurt, ice cream, or jam, then consume the mixture immediately.
Dispose of the empty capsule shells right away by flushing them down a toilet. Do not store the mixture for future use. If you have a feeding tube, the extended-release capsule contents can be poured into the tube.
Ask your doctor how you should take the medication and follow these directions carefully. If you are taking the concentrated solution, your doctor may tell you to mix the medication in a small amount of juice or semisolid food such as pudding or applesauce.
Follow these directions carefully. Swallow the mixture right away; do not store it for later use. Your doctor will likely start you on a low dose of oxycodone and may increase this dose over time if your pain is not controlled. After you take oxycodone for a period of time, your body may become used to the medication. If this happens, your doctor may need to increase your dose to control your pain. Your doctor may decrease your dose if you experience side effects.
Talk to your doctor about how you are feeling during your treatment with oxycodone. Do not stop taking oxycodone without talking to your doctor. If you stop taking this medication suddenly, you may experience withdrawal symptoms such as restlessness, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, yawning, sweating, chills, muscle or joint aches or pains, weakness, irritability, anxiety, depression, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, fast heartbeat, and fast breathing.
Your doctor will probably decrease your dose gradually. This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. If you are taking oxycodone on a regular schedule, take the missed dose as soon as you remember it.
However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Do not take more than one dose of the extended-release tablets or capsules in 12 hours.
Oxycodone may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while you are taking this medication.
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from light and excess heat and moisture not in the bathroom.
You must immediately dispose of any medication that is outdated or no longer needed through a medicine take-back program.
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